Typical, just so typical of me. The taxi driver had to drop me off in Central Park instead of the location of my new job in Leon, Nicaragua. Silly me for me to have forgotten to write down the actual address!! Well another thing, it’s not a real job per se, it’s what one could call a ‘work-for-stay’. The deal is that I work 25 hours … Continue reading Why I Travelled Over 5000 Miles for a Job, But Quit The Next Day

In the wake of Trump’s battle to ban muslims from the US, notions of citizenship, race and nationalism has caused me to reflect upon something that I have personally battled with my whole life. As a British-Nigerian with dual citizenship but choosing to reside in neither of these countries, the question of “where are you from” is often a question that causes me a certain level anxiety. The … Continue reading I thought ‘you don’t look Nigerian’ was a compliment

So in 2016 I made a huge decision to quit my job and move to Nicaragua. This decision was met with mixed emotions as I watched people I knew back home purchase their first home, buy new cars and get big promotions at work. Meanwhile I’m 5400 miles from home, broke as hell, lonely and struggling to pin point any significant progress in my Spanish (which was the whole point of being moving in the first place). But the amount of personal growth I’ve made from being in Nicaragua has been more worthy than me being able to afford any car in the world! I just didn’t think it would have anything to do with C$70 cordoba (£2) haha. Continue reading How £2 Taught Me My Biggest Life Lessons of 2016